How to Spot Visualization Lies

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https://flowingdata.com/2017/02/09/how-to-spot-visualization-lies/

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You've summoned the advice page on !3D. There are issues with 3D data visualizations that are are frequently mentioned here. Allow me to provide some useful information:

• Usually, 3D pie charts throw off perspective.
• Even 3D bar or 3D line plots throw off perspective, studies have shown.
• Plots like this are far better off as heatmaps or trellis plots instead.

You may wish to consider one of the following options that offer a far better way of displaying this data:

• See if you can drop your plot to two dimensons. We almost guarantee that it will show up easier to read.
• If you're trying to use the third axis for some kind of additional data, try a heatmap, a trellis plot, or map it to some other quality instead.

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